Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18

Gates Ct what is called the free grass pol
icy Of THE GAZETTE say that
this is significant of the progress
slve Democracy and is indicative of
the death Of the lease law system in the
near future, and not many legislative
bodies will meet at Austin before the
lease law Will be buried with the mis-
takes Of the past. All Of The above named
gentlemen MADE able and exhaustive ar
gumeGts against the lease law, backing
up their positions by data compiled from
the journals of the constitutional con
vention, extracts from the speeches Of
Governor Ross and resolutions by the
Cattlemeu's convention at Colorado City,
denOuucing Nc Browning's and Senator
H0ustOI's land bills and appointing COM
mittees TO lobby against them.
Mr.. Browning occupied the floor when
the House adjourned sud continues his
argument Tomorrow.
THE JUDGE WILLIS INVESTIGATION.
The special committee resumed the in
vestigatiOn Of the charges against Judge
Willis this evening AT , O'Clock. The
principal part of the evening vas taken
up by AttOrucy-GaneraI HOgg in intro
duCiRg documentary evidence consisting
Of the indictments for unlawful inClOs-
uTes, copies Of the record Of the trials
and judgments OF the courts and other
papers for the purpose OF showing the
collision anu conspiracy between Judge
Willis ana the CaJtiemen 10 defraud the
state cut Of the lease money due on the
state school lands. Several witnesses
were then introduced aud the examina-
ton was continued eIiciting facts in
substance the same as heretofore pub
lisheG.
The Senate committee resumed the ex-
animation tonight. Mr.. j. f. Evans Of
Sherman WAS placed on the stand, sud
said he aud Z. ?, Warenr, who lives
in RlOOmirgtCn, Ill, were 1T Sherman
during the Clarendon court, and were
both tried in six cases each, in their
absence; that he received q letter from
his agent thas they were indicted, but
before ne would have had time TO
have sent information to his agent
they were tried and acquitted. He also
testified thas MIR. Goodnight said he
(Goodnight) had spent $50 900 in defend-
ing the lease law eases, and further, that
the fight in the Wills Csse vas made On
him, but in tlls connection ne said that
Nj Goodnight had made no intimaliOn
that he had spent any money in the Willis
case.
EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE
Senator Stmkins and Mr. Howard Of
GOnzales of the beard Of University
regents were before the House committee
on education, advocating the adoption OF
Mr.. McGaughey's bill, which provides
that the University, the Agricultural ard
Mechanical, the Medical aud Coiored
Colleges be placed uuder control of OHs
~ "a
land grants Of the Texas and Pacific Rail !
road &c parttiOned between them as here |
tofore published in THE GAZETTE. The |
committee took no formal action on the |
bill, and the matter went over until tC- !
morrow night. !
RED CROSS BRANCH SOCIETY.
A benevolent society Of Albany, Tex, |
fled charter in the Secretary Of States |
office to-day. 1t is in the nature of
branch OF the National Red Cross Society. |
Some of the incCrpOratorS are: Hon. j
r Fleming, W. L Bartholomew, f +
Conrad, George Reynolds, W. D. Rey-
nolds, J. B. Mathews, n. Il. Burns and
others. The charter was returned Tor
correction.
DRoUTH COMMITTEE DISBURSEMENTS.
The official report Of the drouth COM
states th9t the committee
took the Lowest number OF the destitute
IS q basis for apportionmeus. They
fixed the total number Of destitute st ~
$50. 1t vas estimated that each would
be allowed 1925.
The following is list of counties and
the amounts appropriated to each:
Lempasas, 1925; Brow, S2437 so: Run
oels, 1915; Goldman, S2437 so; Call han,
SI625; Eastlaud $1,000; Stephens, S4875;
Young, S2925; Palo Pinto, S+675; CLAY,
83250; Wichita, Sl625; Wilbsrger, 1880;
Mccullough, S2275; San Saba, S2437 so;
LIauo, S325O; Frio, $3.50; Saack=ltord,
1880; Hs4ken, 1912 50 Martin,
$3.50; Fisher, Sl6l2,50; No
an, $3.50; Comanche, S3250;
Ha milton, S2437 80; Throcbmorton,
S+87. 80; Baylor. $812 80; Wise, S4875;
JACK, S650U; Parker, $1,000; Jones,
S2437 so; Taylor, S2437 80; Erath, S4875;
Hood, S2437.50; SomeryeII, 1915; +
Bosque, SI625; Montague, S9250; Harde-
nan, SI625; Archer, $3.50. z
Total expense Of distributing the fund
vas $1278.55, including salaries and
travelling expenses of the committee. F
counties were visited.
Archbishop Corr,gan Homo.